Red eyes black reaper

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''Naruto'' normal speech

'Naruto' normal thought

'Rasengan' Justu

'Kurama' Bijuu thought/speech

Chapter 2: Welcome to Root

(Four years later)

His breathing was calm and even, there was no inkling of fear or anxiety on his still form. He had been training for the last four years and now it was time to see if he was ready to take on the outside world. He had been put through the toughest training any 4-8 year old could get some of things he did for training kids twice his age didn't dare do, he suffered broken bones, concussions, overwhelming blood loss, you name it. He had become a change person from who he had been four years ago he had a mask of indifference on his face, Danzo wanted him to have no emotions but realized that being able to turn them on or off was much better, he didn't remember what the sky's looked like nor the smell of flowers, he couldn't tell when last the sun had shined upon him.

The only thing he knew that was certain was at this moment was that there was sweat running of his body and a katana held tightly in his grip. The blonde spiky haired boy at the age of eight could pass of as a twelve year old. He was at the moment shirtless so you could see the rippling lean muscles he had gained from his training. The attire he was wearing was wearing was a black Anbu styled pants, black steel toed boots and a dark gray rope belt with the end hanging between his inner-thigh. The katana's blade was an unreflective black the sword had no guard, it had a red grip with a short chain hanging from the hilt.

He was at the moment in the center of numerous root Anbu each armed and ready to kill him. As they charged at him he didn't even flinch. One Anbu came up behind him hoping to take him by surprise, but he quickly turned around a bisected him, he blocked a kunai aim to the side of his rib with the flat of his katana, he grab another out of the air and threw it at a another root Anbu where it pierced his skull. He slashed at anther root member from the shoulder down channeling wind chakra to his sword to increase the damage.

Sealing his katana into a portable seal on his wrist he went through some handsigns and breathed in deep then shouted Suiton: Suijinheki (Water Release: Water Wall) he release a massive amount of water from seemingly out of nowhere it flew in front of him before crashing to the ground soaking a few of the root Anbu before he went through some more handsigns before slamming his hands on the wet ground and whispering Kiiro Ryuu no Tameiki (Sigh of the Yellow Dragon) releasing the electricity into the ground and shocking the surprised Anbu's. The blonde turned to face another wave of Anbu's and whispered Kōmori no sanran (scattering of bats) a colony of bats flew up off him and attacked the root Anbus distracting them from the real threat, he had personally created this jutsu, turning to the root Anbus being attacked he sprinted pass them in the blink of an eye as their bodies fell to the ground headless. He stood straight to get his breathing in order as he turned his attention to the man with a bandaged right eye and hand holding a cane clapping as he watched the massacre the young blonde had just committed with a dark and twisted gleam in his eye.

"Very good…very good." Praised the man who stood unfazed by all the deaths." You've come far from the brat you were four years ago," Naruto truly was a prodigy equal if not greater than Itachi Uchiha… not that he would tell Naruto that, "all the Anbus you just kill were at high chunin low jonin level, yet you made it look like mere child's play, all without the use of the sharingan to boost." The man then took time out to reflect on when Naruto had first activated his sharingan that had been a shock to both of them.

(Flashback 2 years ago)

A six year old Naruto stood in front of two of his jonin level Anbu, suddenly both Anbu charged at him, drawing there tanto's ready to kill the blonde as quickly as possible. Naruto only had a second as he barely avoided the strike of the Anbu. It was only due to his harsh training at the hands of Danzo that he was avoiding their strikes.

If they were surprised by him avoiding their slashes they didn't show it as the continued there assault, deciding that the played around long enough they started to speed up, surprised by this Naruto froze up, his body stopped responding to him, his heartbeat increased every second, his mind promptly shutdown as his body moved on pure instinct reaching behind him he pulled out a katana. There was a sharp pain in the back of his head but he paid it no mind at the moment.

The Anbu rushed at him, one swung his sword towards his chest, while the other tried to cleave him in half, and time seemed to slow down for Naruto. His vision of the previously blurry Anbu became perfect, he saw there tanto's coming at him in slow motion, to any other six year old there swords would of only looked like a flash of silver, but for him he saw it and the exact movement they would make.

Still relying purely on instinct he pushed his sword forward at the same time crouching down to avoid decapitation, pulling his sword out of the chest of one Anbu who looked back at him in shock only to be shocked again as Naruto's eyes where blood red with two tomoes in each eye, the Anbu died as Naruto pulled the blade out of his chest and pushed it against his partner's chest who was too shocked at seeing the six year old kill hi partner.

It was after this that Danzo had made himself known as well as explain all the things the sharingan could do and all it couldn't. It was also after the traumatic event of his first and second kills did Naruto pick up his mask of indifference and stop showing his emotions around anyone.

(Flashback end)

It scared him a little when he actually compared Naruto to Itachi both were incredibly similar with Naruto's and Itachi's mask of indifference, both of their voices held no emotion, both were extremely skilled in genjutsu and Naruto's bat and black butterfly related jutsu's resembling Itachi's crow related jutsu's and both held a fully matured sharingan.

He observe the child in front him, he had spiky sun-kissed, silky blonde hair, two neck length strands framed the side of his face with another going over his right eye hiding it from the world, his hair spiked back all the way down to his shoulder blades (A.N: Think Madara's hair only blonde and shorter), he stood at 4, 11 ft. An impressive height for any eight year old.

Finishing his observation he spoke" You did well Naruto it's time for you to finally set foot back in the outside world follow me" with that said Danzo walked off. Naruto merely followed giving no acknowledgement of him accepting the praise from the man.

He followed behind Danzo down the long and winding Stoney corridors, arriving at a large dark open room, he activated his sharingan on instinct an spotted a chair in the center of the room, a table at the far end of the room filled with all sorts of weapons and a glass case at the other end of the room filled with mask's, he was broken from his musings by Danzo walking up to the glass case and pulling out a Oni mask with the kanji for root in the far right corner, Danzo walked pointed for him to stand in the middle of the room, which he silently did. Danzo walked up to him giving him the mask and a scroll containing what all root Anbu wore, knowing what to do he placed the mask on his face before bowing to the man and repeating the oath all root took

" Those of the foundation have no names, no emotions. There is no past, no future but only the mission. We are the root that support the great leaf tree from the underneath and in the shadows. I Uchiha Uzumaki Naruto swear to, from this day forward serve the hidden leaf village and stand up for what's right and what's wrong from the underneath and help the great tree stand firm from the Root''

"Good always remember that oath. Now you will await further orders in your quarters, dismissed." Danzo said. "HAI" was the monotone response he got from Naruto when he bowed and left. Danzo stood there for a moment before tapping his cane to the ground, in an instance there were two Anbu stepped out of the shadows and bowed before him "Do we have any teams in need of a member" he asked "Hai Danzo-sama team zero has recently lost their heavy hitter" was the emotionless reply from one of the Anbu "Inform the captain that he is to recruit Naruto into his team and meet me in my study" was all he said before heading out of the room.

(With Naruto)

Sitting in his room he couldn't help but reminisce of the past and all of the things that changed in his life since the day he was beat up when he was four.

(Flashback: over the past years)

A five year old Naruto was on his way to Danzo's study, he had just finished his training and had decided to find out something that he always wanted to know, he had decided to find out just who his parents were and if he had any family members even if they didn't want him and saw him as a demon.

He knocked on the door and waited before hearing a call to come in, normally he would have just barged in but after the punishments he received from all those other times he did, he was never doing it again… At least not with Danzo. Entering the door he saw Danzo setting behind his desk doing the bane all stress… paperwork behind his desk and muttering curses at it, Sweatdropping at that before he quickly composed himself before beginning "Danzo-sama did you know or know of either of my parents or even any family members I might have "He looked up at him and stared for a moment as if judging if he was worthy of those answers before talking" that young Naruto is something you should be proud of, your parents of even your family is something that you could get killed for if spoken in the wrong place, your mother was one of the strongest females in the elemental nations, her name was Kushina Uzumaki originally from whirlpool country, grandniece of Mito Uzumaki wife of the fist hokage Hashirama Senju and fist jinchuriki of the kyuubi while your mother was the second, your father was one of the strongest to ever come out of this village, he was Minato Namikaze , the yondaime hokage. Hmm though in saying this I suppose Tsunade Senju would be your great-grand aunt as she was the granddaughter of Mito Uzumaki she is still alive though she left the village after the kyuubi attack, your father did name Jariya of the Sanin as your godfather but he left also to 'keep up his spy network' does this answer your questions Naruto" Naruto who was overwhelmed by those answers but decided to do some digging on his own nodded " Hai Danzo-sama I will take my leave" with those words he walked out the room and back to his.

A six year old Naruto sat in his room meditating, it was something for his chakra control Danzo told him to do in his free time, as he sat in silence he felt a pull thinking it was normal he allowed it to happen. Giving into the pull he didn't feel anything change until he heard a dripping sound and opened his eyes before blinking, gone was his room he was inside some sort of sewer ankle deep in water that strangle didn't feel wet, he looked around spotting two different types of pipes a big one with some red substances flowing through it, and a smaller one with some blue substances in it, he also spotted an opening and decided that it must have been the exit, so he walked towards it and was blinded for a moment when the room seemed to light up before going back to its original lighting, he looked around again this time seeing some tall golden looking bars with a small paper kanji on the gate of it, in the back of his mind he knew he should have some idea of where he was but he couldn't remember. Deciding to take a closer look he walk up to the bars before blinking when a pair of giant red eyes opened in front of him, his mind took a moment to register this before he jumped back in shock and started to tremble when the eyes came out of the shadows showing it to be a large red furred fox with nine large tails swaying behind it lazily releasing large amounts of killer intent on him, when he finally figured out what it was he managed to stammer out the name of the giant fox " k-ky-kyuubi" the kyuubi's lips stretched into a menacing smile before it spoke " Ah at seems my warden has finally thought it right to visit his prisoner, so to what do I the great and mighty Kyuubi no yoko owe the pleasure of seeing you… ningen" Naruto stood there tried to compose himself and put on a brave front that only seemed to amuse the kyuubi more, just before he could speak the kyuubi spoke again "since I'm in a particularly kind mood today ningen I'll allow you to ask me three questions and make them quick." The kyuubi spoke as it rested his head on it paws, leaving Naruto to think on what he wanted to ask, he then decided "why did you attack the village" the kyuubi raised an eyebrow at question before speaking "Technically all I did was defend myself, after I was freed from my host from that man with the orange mask the night she gave birth to you, I tried to leave this pathetic village behind when they started attacking me, I still paid them no attention until that man came in front of me and used those cursed eyes that you both have in common, he casted a very powerful genjutsu on me and I lost control over my body and everything went black the next thing I know I'm stuck inside your pathetic body" what the kyuubi said made Naruto think "so the kyuubi technically isn't responsibly for attacking as he said he was trying to leave after getting out of my mother, wait WHAT!, d-does that mean my mother was a jinchuriki too, wait that means that kyuubi must have known my Kaa-san" determination sparked in his eyes as he asked his next question "You said that you got out of my Kaa-san, does that mean you know her" the kyuubi looked at him and growled "No, I barely knew the wretch of a woman the only times we have spoken was when she came to demand my chakra and when she was giving birth to you, speaking of which when will you be coming around demanding my chakra?" the kyuubi spoke raising his eyebrows at the last part while looking at Naruto for an answer "I will not be demanding your chakra anytime soon, I prefer to use my own strength rather than relay on something that will come to stab me in the back when I'm weakened" the kyuubi looked at him for a moment before grinning again this one not so menacing and spoke "Very well since I admire what you have said I will leave upon you some important knowledge, the man you trust so much is not to be trusted, if he deems you too weak for his goals then he will kill you take those eyes of yours and find someone else to seal me inside of, his goals do not involve make you stronger than the hokage as he wants to kill and become the hokage that much I have seen through your mother eyes and memories"

Naruto stood still for a moment contemplating what the kyuubi said before speaking "Are you saying that I should run away from him?" the kyuubi looked at him before speaking "No I am saying that you are not to trust him, act like you do trust him, just do not believe all he says as he will try to corrupt you but his training will prove beneficial to both you and me, for you want to be strong and I cannot have a weak host as my jinchuriki as that would make me look weak in comparison and when you have had enough training you can leave or kill him, do you understand?" Naruto thought about it before nodding his head he would not trust Danzo but training was training, it was then that Naruto thought of something and asked "Hey, is kyuubi your name or is that what people just called you because of your tails?"

"…"

"…"

"Kurama" the kyuubi spoke.

"What?" Naruto asked not understanding what that was supposed to mean.

"You asked for my name, it is Kurama" the kyuubi now dubbed Kurama spoke before going silent. Taking this as a sign that meant Kurama was done talking Naruto looked around before asking howto leave, after getting his answer he left his mindscape and Kurama.

(Flashback: end)

Finished thinking about all that Naruto decided to go to sleep as tomorrow would surely be a busy day.